Roll film holder



I B. HAYS ROLL FILM HOLDER Jan. 25, 1944.

Filed June 50, 1941 mvizu'rok BRYANT HAYS Patented 25, 1944 umrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE I n ne Bryant Bays, Linden, N. J. Application June30, 1941, serlal No. 490,382 r v lCl. 245-79) My invention relates to photographic apparatus for developing roll film, more particularly tofilm roll holders used in connection with loading rolled fllm developing tanks.

.At the present time there is no convenient means for holding a roll film while loading the roll film developing tank. The film must be unrolled from the film roll and flexed to insert the same and thread it into the grooved spool or reel of the developing tank. The use of both hands is required in the operation which is awkward and diflicult, and which operation is subject to the danger of droppingthe film roll, causing the film to unroll and damage the film surface, or causing the filmto be tangled on unrolling. In addition it is dliflcult to control the tension on the iilm while unrolling, further complicating the loading of the reel for the tank.

It is an object of my invention to provide a film roll holder for use in connectionwlth a roll film developing tank.

It is another object of my invention to provide a portable film roll holder which can be easily secured to or detached from a support such as a chair or table top.

It is a further object of my invention to provide such a film roll holder in which the tension on the film can be regulated.

A further object of my invention is to provide a film roll holder which is capable of receiv various size rolls.

spools in which the spindle openings extend either all the way or partially throughthe film spool. Lock nuts 82' are provided for fixing the position of the spindles when they have been adjusted to the proper position to retain the roll with frictional contact. The degree 01 friction can be regulated by tightening or loosening one or the other of the spindles H by rotation in its threaded support in the leg'oi the yoke by which it is supported.

To provide means for easily attaching or detaching the holder to support or to release the spindle i l.

The novel features which I believe to be characi'eristic of my invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. but the invention itself will best be understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawingin which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a film roll holder made according to my invention with a roll of :dlm being supported for unrolling to be inserted into the reel of the developing tank, Figure 2 is an end elevation of the device shown in Fmre l with a smaller size roll in place, and e 3 is aside elevation of the device made to my invention. v

Referring to the drawing, a film roll holder I made according to my invention comprises a ll-shaped yoke it in the legs or which are 'mreadediy mounted the oppositely disposed spin dies ii having the cone-shaped ends it for-enaccording same, the yoke is provided with a spring clip I4- having the rearwardly extending members It and ii to be engaged for manual operation. Although shown as a separate unit to which the yoke is secured; it is obvious that the upper part oi the clip and the yoke ill could be stamped from a single piece and formed to shape. It is also obvious that various types 01' spring clip arrangements could be utilized for the purpose shown.

As shown in Figurez, the roll support has attached auxiliary elements 28, having an extension it provided with an internally threaded hole or channel 22 for screwing the collar on A second extension 23 is provided with a recess it for receiving the spindle of the roll it and to provide a bearing for the same. Thus not only can rolls of diflerent lengths be accommodated but also rolls with spindles of their own.

It be apparent from the above description that my roll film holder is simple and inex- While I'have indicated the preferred embodiments at my invention of which I am now aware and have also indicated only one specific application for which my invention may be employed, it will be apparent that my inventionis by no means limited to the exact forms illustrated or gaging the spool oi the roll of film It. The coneshaped ends are capable of receiving various size openings in different size spools and-center them alike for rotational support. This type of support is also capable of engaging and supporting the use indicated, but that many variations may be made in the particular structure used and the purpose iorwhlch it is employed without departing from the scope or my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim as new is: 1. A film roll holder comprising a U-shaped yoke, oppositely disposed axially adjustable a roll film spool, and manual operating members spindles mounted in the legs of said yoke adjacent the free end of said legs for receiving a roll of film for rotatable support between said spindles, said yoke being provided at the closed end with a fastening member for detachably securing 6 the yoke to a support, said spindles being threaded and provided with cone-shaped ends for receiving opposite ends of a spool having recessed bearings and detachable means mounted on the cone-shaped ends of said spindles,each of said 10 detachable means having arecess for receiving one end of a spindle on film roll spools provided with a spindle.

2. A film roll holder. comprising a U-shaped yoke, oppositely disposed axially adjustable spinl5 dles mounted in the legs 01' said yoke for rotat= ably supporting a roll of film, a spring clip secured to said yoke for permitting ready attach-' ment to and detachment from a support, said spindles being threaded and provided with coneshaped ends, means i'or each spindle having a recess internally threaded and receiving the cone-shaped end of the spindle, each of said means being providedwith an extension having a recess for receiving one end oi a spindle of roll film spools provided with a spindle, and means for locking said axially adjustable spindles in position when adjusted to a predetermined position.

3. A film roll holder comprising a U-shaped so yoke, oppositely disposed axially adjustable spindles mounted in the legs of. said yoke for rotatably supporting a roll of film, a spring clip member secured to said yoke for permitting ready attachment to and detachment from a '35 support, said spindles being provided with coneshaped ends for receiving opposite ends of a roll film spool having recessed bearings, and means for each spindle having oppositely extending collars each provided with a recess and detachably 40 secured to the ends of said spindles, one of the recesses being threaded to screw over the coneshaped end 01' a spindle and the other recess for rceiving the spindles of roll film spools provided with spindles so as to provide a rotatable bearingsupport for said spools, said means being removed when said axially adjustable spindles are. toreceive film roll spools having recessed bearings.

4. A film roll holder comprising a spring clip member having a pair of oppositely disposed to roll film spool having recessed jaws biased towards one another, supporting legs carried by one of said jaws to. support a spool transversely of said jaw, a pair of threaded oppositely disposed spindles mounted in said legs near the free ends thereof and movable toward es the e d d of a i d a d t e o er coland from each other for receiving various size spools mounted rotatably on said spindles, lock means mounted on said spindles for locking said spindles in predetermined positions, said spindles being provided with cone ends for receiving on said spring clip extending transversely oi the having recessed bearings.

ternally threaded and receiving the end 0! a.

spindle, each or said means being provided with an extension provided with a recess for receiving one end of a spindle of roll film spools pro vided with a spindle, said means being removed when the film roll holder is used to support roll film spools having recessed bearings.

5. A roll film holder comprising a U-shaped yoke, oppositely disposed axially adjustable spindles mounted in the legs of said yoke for rotatably supporting a roll film, a spring clip secured to said yoke to permit ready attachment to and detachment from a support, said spindles being threaded and provided with cone-shaped ends, means for each spindle having a recess internally threaded and receiving the cone-shaped end of the'spindle. each oi said means being provided with an extension having a recess for receiving one end of a spindle on roll film spools provided with a spindle.

6. A roll film holder comprising a U-shaped yoke, cppositely disposed axially adjustable spin= dles mounted in the legs of said yoke adjacent the free ends of said legs for rotatably supporting a roll film between said spindles, said yoke being provided at its closed end with a fastening member for detachably securing the yoke to a support, said spindle being provided with coneshaped ends for receiving opposite ends of a roll film spool having recessed bearings and detachable means mounted on the cone-shaped ends of each of said axially adjustable spindles, each of said detachable means having a recess for receiving one end ofa spindle on spools provided with a spindle, said detachable means being removed when the roll film holder is used to support a roll film having a spool with recessed bearings.

7. A roll film holder comprising a spring clip member having a pair of oppositely di posed jaws biased towards one another, support legs on one oi said jaws, a pair of threaded oppositely disposed spindles mounted in said legs near the free ends thereof and movable toward and from each other for receiving various size spools mounted rotatably on said spindles, said spindles being provided with cone endsfor receiving a bearings, and a member mounted on the cone end oi each spindle and having a transverse flange with collars disposed on opposite sides of said fiange, one or said collars being internally threaded to receive lar providing'a recess for receiving one end of a spindle on a roll film'spool provided with a spindle, said members "being removed when said roll film holder-is to supp rt a roll film spool BRYANT HAYS. 

